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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING
PACKET IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for
transmitting/receiving data in a mobile communication system. In particular,
the
present invention relates to an apparatus and method for
transmitting/receiving
packet data in a mobile communication system.
Description of the Related Art:
A mobile communication system has been developed to provide a voice
service, guaranteeing the mobility of a user. With the rapid progress in
communication technology, a mobile communication system has evolved into a
systei capable of providing a data service as well. Recently, many researches
are
being conducted on high-speed data transmission in a Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) mobile communication system. A lx Evolution Data Only
(1xEVDO) system is the typical mobile communication system having a channel
structure for the high-speed data transmission. The 1xEVDO system was
proposed in 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) to complement data
communication of the IS-2000 system.
In the IxEVDO system, data communication can be divided into forward
data communication and reverse data communication. The term "forward data
communication" refers to data communication from an access network (or base
station) to an access terminal (or mobile station), while the term "reverse
data
communication" refers to data communication from an access terminal to an
access network. A description will now be made of structures of forward
channels
in the 1xEVDO system. The forward channels are classified into a pilot
channel, a
forward Medium Access Control (MAC) channel, a forward traffic channel, and a
forward control channel, all of which are transmitted to an access terminal on
a
Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) basis. A set of the TDM transmission signals
is called a "burst."
Among these channels, the forward traffic channel transmits a user data
packet, and the forward control channel transmits a control message and a user
data packet. In addition, the forward MAC channel is used for reverse rate
control,
transmission of power control information, and assignment of forward data
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channel.
A description will now be made of reverse channels used in the 1xEVDO
system. Unlike the forward channels, the reverse channels used in the 1xEVDO
system comprise different identification codes unique to access terminals.
Thereore, in the following description, the "reverse channels" refer to
channels
transmitted to an access network with different identification codes unique to
the
access terminals. The reverse channels comprise a pilot channel, a reverse
traffic
channel, an access channel, a Data Rate Control (DRC) channel, and a Reverse
Rate Indicator (RRI) channel.
Functions of the reverse channels will be described in greater detail. The
reverse traffic channel, like the forward traffic channel, transmits a user
data
packet in the reverse direction. The DRC channel is used to indicate a forward
data rate that the access terminal can support, and the RRI channel is used to
indicate a rate of a data channel transmitted in the reverse direction. The
access
channel is used when the access terminal transmits a message or traffic to the
access network before the traffic channel is connected. With reference to FIG
1, a
description will now be made of a configuration of the IxEVDO system, a rate
control operation, and its associated channels.
FIG 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a 1xEVDO mobile
communication system.
Referring to FIG 1, reference numeral 100 denotes access terminals (ATs),
reference numeral 110 denotes access network transceiver systems (ANTSs), and
reference numeral 120 denotes access network controllers (ANCs). A brief
description of the system configuration will now be made. A first ANTS 110a
communicates with a plurality of ATs 100a and 100b, and a second ANTS 11Ob
communicates with an AT 100c. The first ANTS I IOa is connected to a first ANC
120a,,-and the second ANTS 110b is connected to a second ANC 120b. Each of
the ANCs 120a and 120b can be connected to two or more ANTSs. In FIG 1, one
ANC is connected to only one ANTS, as an example. The ANCs 120a and 120b
are connected to a packet data service node (PDSN) 130 that provides a packet
data service, and the PDSN 130 is connected to an Internet network 140.
In the mobile communication system, each of the ANTSs 11 Oa and 11Ob
transmits packet data only to the AT having a high packet data rate among the
ATs
located in its coverage. A detailed description thereof will now be made. In
the
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following description, an AT will be denoted by reference numeral 100, and an
ANTS will be denoted by reference numeral 110.
For rate control of a forward channel, an AT 100 measures reception
strength of a pilot channel transmitted by an ANTS 110, and determines a
forward
data rate desired by the AT 100 according to a fixed value predetermined based
on
the measured pilot reception strength. Thereafter, the AT 100 transmits DRC
information corresponding to the determined forward data rate to the ANTS 110
over a DRC channel. Then the ANTS 110 receives DRC information from all of
the ATs intending to communicate therewith, located in its coverage. Based on
the
DRC information, the ANTS 110 can transmit packet data only to a particular AT
having a good channel quality condition at a data rate reported by the AT. The
DRC information refers to a value determined from a possible forward data rate
calculated by the AT by measuring its channel condition. Although a mapping
relationship between the forward channel condition and the DRC information is
subject to change according to implementation, generally, the mapping
relationship is fixed in the manufacturing process of the AT.
The mapping relationship between the DRC value reported by an AT and
its associated data rate and transmission time are shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1
DRC Data Rate Number of TX Transmission
(kbps) (slots) Format
Ox0 0 16 (1024, 16, 1024)
OX I 38.4 16 (].024, 16, 1024)
0x2 76.8 8 (1024, 8, 512)
0x3 153.6 4 (1024, 4, 256)
0x4 307.2 2 (1024, 2, 128
0x5 307.2 4 (2048, 4, 128)
0x6 614.4 1 (1024, 1, 64)
0x7 614.4 2 (2048, 2, 64)
0x8 921.6 2 (3072, 2, 64)
0x9 1228.8 1 (2048, 1, 64)
Oxa 1228.8 2 (4096, 2, 64)
Oxb 1843.2 1 (3072, 1, 64)
Oxc 2457.6 1 (4096, 1, 64)
Oxd 1536 2 (5120, 2, 64)
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Oxe 3072 1 (5120, 1, 64)
It can be noted from Table 1 that the transmission format is expressed in
the form of (A, B, Q. The transmission format will be described herein below
with reference to a first field of Table 1, as an example. In the transmission
format
(A, B, C), C=1024 indicates 1024-bit information, B=16 indicates that the
information is transmitted for 16 slots, and A=1024 indicates that a 1024-chip
preamble is transmitted. Therefore, an ANTS transmits data to an AT with the
transmission format corresponding to a DRC value reported by the AT. After
reporting the DRC value, the AT attempts to receive a forward data channel
only
with the transmission format corresponding to the reported DRC value. This
agreement is made because no other channel exists to indicate a data rate for
a
data channel transmitted in the forward direction. That is, when the ANTS
transmits data using a transmission format other than the transmission format
reported by the AT, there is no way to indicate the transmission format, so
that the
AT cannot receive the data. Therefore, the ANTS transmits data only with the
transmission format corresponding to (compatible with) the DRC reported by the
AT. For example, for an AT that transmitted DRC=OxOl over a DRC channel, the
ANTS transmits data using a transmission format (1024, 16, 1024) corresponding
to the DRC value, and the AT attempts to receive the data with only the
transmission format of the corresponding DRC value.
Among the various transmission formats of Table 1, particular
transriiission formats have a very long transmission time. For example, the
transmission format corresponding to the DRC=OxO1 shows transmission over 16
slots, and a high-rate packet data (HRPD) system has a 4-slot interlacing
structure
in which it transmits one date packet every 4 slots. The HRPD system must
attempt transmission for 16x4=64 slots unless the AT succeeds in receiving
data
within the maximum number of transmissions, defined in the transmission
format.
The AT of the HRPD system does not attempt to receive a new packet, in other
words, detect a new preamble, for the time. This transmission format with the
long transmission time may not be disadvantageous for a general data service.
However, when real-time data susceptible to time delay, such as voice and
image
data, is transmitted with the transmission format, even though the
transmission is
correctly made after passage of the 64 slots, the correctly
transmitted/received
packet cannot be used due to the long delay for the transmission. That is,
continuous attempts to transmit/receive the real-time packets after a lapse of
a
predetermined time from the allowable transmission time can become
meaningless due to the transmission delay.
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The packet data that the ANTS transmits to one AT according to received
DRC`information in the method of Table 1 is called a "single user packet." The
ANTS transmits data using the single user packet for the general data service.
Compared with the general data service, such a data service as voice-over-
Internet
protocol (VoIP) requires a lower transmission bandwidth of about 9.6kbps, in
which data of about 192 bits is transmitted every 20ms. Transmitting the short
data through the single user packet having a size of a minimum of 1024 bits
causes unnecessary bandwidth waste. In order to prevent the resource waste in
the
wireless access section, a scheme for transmitting data for several users
through
one physical placket has been introduced, and this packet format is called a
"multiuser packet." The multiuser packet will now be described with reference
to
Table 2 below.
Table 2
DRC Rate List of Associated
(kbps) Multi-User Transmission Formats
Ox0 0 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256)
Oxi 38.4 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256)
0x2 76.8 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256)
0x3 153.6 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256)
0x4 307.2 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256)
0x5 307.2 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128)
0x6 614.4 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256)
0x7 614.4 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128)
0x8 921.6 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128),
(3072, 2, 64)
0x9 1228.8 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128)
Oxa 1228.8 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128),
(3072, 2, 64), (4096, 2, 64)
Oxb 1843.2 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128),
(3072, 2, 64)
Oxc 2457.6 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128),
(3072, 2, 64), (4096, 2, 64)
Oxd 1536 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128),
(3072, 2, 64), (4096, 2, 64), (5120, 2, 64)
Oxe 3072 (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256), (2048,
4, 128),
(3072, 2, 64), (4096, 2, 64), (5120, 2, 64)
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Table 2 illustrates a format of the multiuser packet for each DRC in the
1xEVDO system. In Table 2, each DRC index comprises its associated data rate
and a format of a packet to be transmitted to multiple users. A description
thereof
will be made with reference to a fifth field of Table 2, as an example. That
is, a
forms"c of a multiuser packet transmitted to multiple ATs that transmitted
DRC=5
is given as (128, 4, 256), (256, 4, 256), (512, 4, 256), (1024, 4, 256),
(2048, 4,
128). This multiuser packet comprises packet data for several users, and is
transmitted together with addresses of the ATs that will receive the packet
data.
An AT, upon receiving the multiuser packet, determines whether its own address
is included in the received multiuser packet, and if its own address is
included
therein, processes a user packet corresponding thereto and transmits an
acknowledgement (ACK) over a reverse ACK channel in response thereto.
In the 1xEVDO system, the ANTS cannot transmit a new packet to ATs
compatible with the transmitted multiuser packet, before it has transmitted
the
multiuser packet up to the last slot of the transmission format or it receives
an
ACK from the ATs. For example, in the case where the ANTS transmitted data to
an AT#1, an AT#2, and an AT#3 located in its cell with a (1024, 4, 256)
multiuser
packet, because the multiuser packet is compatible with DRC=1-14, all of the
ATs that transmitted the DRC=1-14 attempt to receive the multiuser packet.
However, the other ATs except for the AT#1, AT#2 and AT#3 do not transmit
ACK because their own addresses are not included in the multiuser packet. In
some cases, therefore, the ANTS cannot transmit data to the other ATs except
for
the AT#1, AT#2 and AT#3 due to the foregoing restrictions, even though the
AT#1,
the AT#2 and the AT#3 have correctly received the multiuser packet before the
last slot, in other words, 4th slot, of the transmission format. Therefore,
when the
AT#1, AT#2, and AT#3 have correctly received the multiuser packet and
transmitted ACKs at 1St, 2nd and 3rd slots among 4 slots, respectively, the
ANTS
must schedule a new packet at a 4th slot. However, the ANTS cannot schedule
packe..*s to the other ATs except for the AT#l, AT#2, and AT#3 from which it
has
received ACKs, because it has transmitted the multiuser packet to the ATs
compatible with the transmitted multiuser packet, up to the last slot of the
transmission format, or it has failed to transmit a new packet before it
receives the
ACKs from the ATs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method
capable of starting transmission of a new data packet even though the
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transmission has failed within the maximum number of transmissions defined in
a
transmission format corresponding to a Data Rate Control (DRC) index indicated
by an access terminal (AT).
Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and
method for resolving scheduling restrictions of an access network transceiver
system (ANTS).
Further another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus
and method capable of increasing throughput by efficiently performing ANTS
scheduling.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and
method capable of starting transmission of a new data packet within the
maximum number of transmissions in transmission of a multiuser packet.
According to one aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention, a method is provided for receiving, by an access network (AN),
reception strength of a forward pilot channel, measured and reported by each
acres-, terminal (AT), as forward data rate information, and transmitting
packet
data to each AT according to the forward data rate information. When the
number
of repeated transmission slots for packet data transmitted based on the
forward
data rate information is greater than or equal to two, the AN repeatedly
transmits
the packet data as many times as the number of slots, which is less than the
number of repeated transmission slots, and transmits new packet data through
the
remaining slots.
According to another aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention, a method is provided for measuring, by an access terminal (AT),
reception strength of a forward pilot channel, reporting the measured
reception
sensitivity as forward data rate information, and receiving packet data based
on
the reported forward data rate information. When the received packet data is
repeatedly transmitted thereto, the AT determines whether new packet data is
received within the number of repeated transmissions based on the forward data
rate information, and if the new packet data is received, processes the
received
new packet data.
According to another aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention, a method is provided for performing partial transmission in a
mobile
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communication system in which each access terminal (AT) measures reception
strength of a pilot channel transmitted from an access network (AN), and the
AN
receives a report on the measured reception strength from each AT and
transmits
packet data to the AT according to predetermined forward data rate
information.
The method comprises the steps of repeatedly transmitting, by the AN, the
packet
data as many times as the number of slots, which is less than the number of
repeated transmission slots and transmitting new packet data, if the number of
repeated transmission slots for the packet data transmitted based on the
forward
data rate information is greater than or equal to two; and receiving, by the
AT,
packet data as many times as the number being less than the number of repeated
transmissions for the packet data based on the forward data rate information,
determining whether new packet data is received, and if the new packet data is
received, processing the received new packet data.
According to yet another aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the
present invention, an access network (AN) apparatus is provided for receiving
reception strength of a forward pilot channel, measured and reported by each
access terminal (AT), as forward data rate information, and transmitting
packet
data to each AT according to the forward data rate information. The AN
apparatus
comprises a data queue for storing data to be transmitted to each AT, a data
generation and transmission/reception unit for generating packet data using
data
received from the data queue according to a transmission format and
transmitting
the packet data, and an AN controller for scheduling a transmission time of
data
stored in the data queue based on the forward data rate information,
controlling
the transmission based on the forward data rate information at the scheduled
time,
and when the number of repeated transmission slots for packet data is greater
than
or equal to two, repeatedly transmitting the packet data as many times as the
number of slots, which is less than the number of repeated transmission slots,
and
transmitting new packet data.
According to still another aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the
present invention, an access terminal (AT) apparatus is provided for measuring
reception strength of a forward pilot channel, reporting the measured
reception
sensitivity as forward data rate information, and receiving packet data based
on
the reported forward data rate information. The AT apparatus comprises a radio
frequency (RF) unit. for frequency-down-converting a received forward packet
data, a demodulator for demodulating an output of the RF unit, a decoder for
decoding a signal demodulated by the demodulator, and an AT controller for
receiving new packet data within the number of repeated transmissions based on
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the forward data rate information, when the received packet data is repeatedly
transmitted thereto.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method
comprising:
receiving, by an access network (AN), uplink signaling information
representing forward data rate information and repeat transmission information
from each access terminal (AT), the repeat transmission information including
a
number of repeat transmission slots to be used for repeat transmission; and
transmitting packet data to each AT according to the forward data rate
information and partial transmission information, the partial transmission
information including a number of transmit slots, which is less than the
number
of repeat transmission slots, to be used in transmitting the packet data,
wherein the partial transmission information is indicative of a number of
slots after starting transmission of the packet data at which partial
transmission
1_i of new packet data is possible.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
method comprising:
transmitting, by an access terminal (AT), uplink signaling information
representing forward data rate information and repeat transmission
information,
the repeat transmission information including a number of repeat transmission
slots to be used for repeat transmission; and
receiving, by the AT, packet data according to the forward data rate
information and partial transmission information, the partial transmission
information including a number of transmit slots, which is less than the
number
of repeat transmission slots, to be used in transmitting the packet data,
wherein the partial transmission information is indicative of a number of
slots after starting transmission of the packet data at which partial
transmission
of new packet data is possible.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided
an access network (AN) apparatus for receiving uplink signaling information
representing forward data rate information, and transmitting packet data to
each
access terminal (AT) according to the forward data rate information, the AN
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apparatus comprising:
a data queue for storing data to be transmitted to each AT;
a data generation and transmission/reception unit for generating packet
data using data received from the data queue and for transmitting the packet
data; and
an AN controller for scheduling the data generation and
transmission/reception unit for receiving uplink signaling information
representing the forward data rate information and repeat transmission
information from each AT, the repeat transmission information including a
number of repeat transmission slots to be used for repeat transmission, for
transmitting packet data to each AT according to the forward data rate
information and partial transmission information, partial transmission
information including a number of transmit slots, which is less than the
number
of repeat transmission slots, to be used in transmitting the packet data,
wherein the partial transmission information is indicative of a number of
slots after starting transmission of the packet data at which partial
transmission
of new packet data is possible.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided
an access terminal (AT) apparatus for transmitting uplink signaling
information
representing forward data rate information, and receiving packet data based on
the forward data rate information, the AT apparatus comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) unit for frequency-down-converting a received
forward packet data;
a demodulator for demodulating an output of the RF unit;
a decoder for decoding a signal demodulated by the demodulator; and
an AT controller for transmitting uplink signaling information
representing the forward data rate information and repeat transmission
information, the repeat transmission information including a number of repeat
transmission slots to be used for repeat transmission, for receiving packet
data
according to the forward data rate information and partial transmission
i..
information, the partial transmission information including a number of
transmit slots, which is less than the number of repeat transmission slots, to
be
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used in transmitting the packet data,
wherein the partial transmission information is indicative of a number of
slots after starting transmission of the packet data at which partial
transmission
of new packet data is possible.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention
will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken
in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. I is a conceptual diagram illustrating a lx Evolution Data Only
(1xEVDO) mobile communication system;
FIG. 2 is a signaling diagram illustrating a process of exchanging
configuration attributes when a session is initially established according to
an
exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which an access terminal (AT)
receives a forward physical packet after receiving partial transmission
information
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling an AT when partial
transmission is applied not to a single user packet but only to a multiuser
packet
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a partial transmission operation of an AN
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating structures of an AN and an AT
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals will be understood to refer
to like parts, components and structures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in
greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following
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description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations
incorporated herein will be omitted for clarity and conciseness.
In the following description, an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention provides a method in which an access terminal (AT) attempts to
receive a
new packet, in other words, to detect a preamble, in the course of receiving
data
regardless of a transmitted Data Rate Control (DRC) value, thereby solving the
problems of a conventional I xEVDO system. In addition, an exemplary
embodiment
of the present invention provides a method in which an AT attempts
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to receive a new packet, in other words, to detect a preamble, in the course
of
receiving a multiuser packet, thereby solving the problems of a conventional
1xEVVDO system.
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention defines "partial
transmission information" to provide a method in which an AT determines
whether to continuously attempt to detect a preamble in the course of
receiving a
packet in order to assist in scheduling of an access network (AN). The partial
transmission information can be exchanged between an AT and an AN using a
configuration attribute or message of the IxEVDO system.
A description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention
comprises three parts. First, a description will be made of definition,
exchange,
and setting of the partial transmission information. Second, a description
will be
made of an operation of an AT when the partial transmission information is
used.
Finally, a description will be made of an operation of an AN when the partial
transmission information is used.
1. Exchange and Setting of Partial Transmission Information Using
Configuration Attribute
This section proposes a method of exchanging and setting the partial
transmission information using a configuration attribute of the 1xEVDO system.
When a session is established, parameter setting values for each of the
protocols
to be used in the 1xEVDO system are determined. When the session is opened
with one of the setting values, the partial transmission information according
to
an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be used as a
configuration
attribute of a Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol, for example, a forward
traffic channel MAC protocol. In this case, if the session setup value is
changed,
resetting session parameters, the partial transmission information to be used
by an
AN cannot be set for each AT. Such protocol setting values can be different
for
the respective ANs, and when the values change, new values must be set through
a new negotiation.
A format of a PartialSpanEnabled configuration attribute, which
comprises a partial transmission information configuration attribute,
according to
an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown in Table 3.
Table 3
Attribute ID Attribute I values Meaning
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Oxf9 PartialSpanEnabled Ox00 Use of Partial Span is disabled
0x01 Use of Partial Span is enabled
In Table 3, the partial transmission information configuration attribute has
a value of OxOO as a default value, and this value indicates possibility of
partial
transmission. When a value of the partial transmission information
configuration
attribute is agreed as OxO1 between an AT and an AN, the AN can perform
partial
transmission for a Data Rate Control (DRC) reported by the AT and its
associated
transmission format. The added configuration attribute is defined as public
data of
the corresponding protocol, and can be used for determining whether the
partial
transmission is possible in a physical layer that actually transmits a packet
according to a DRC value.
A format of a MinSpan configuration attribute, which comprises another
partial transmission information configuration attribute, according to an
exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown in Table 4.
Table 4
Field
Length
AttributeID
One or more of the following record:
ValuelD
MinSpanSUPDRCO
MinS anSUPDRC 1
MinSpanSUPDRC2
MinSpanSUPDRC3
MinSpanSUPDRC4
MinSpanSUPDRC5
MinSpanSUPDRC6
MinSpanSUPDRC7
MinSpanSUPDRC8
MinSpanSUPDRC9
MinSpanSUPDRCA
MinSpanSUPDRCB
MinSpanSUPDRCC
MinSpanSUPDRCD
MinSpanSUPDRCE
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MinSpanMUP 1024
MinSpanMUP2048
MinSpanMUP3072
MinSpanMUP4096
MinSpanMUP5120
The MinSpan configuration attribute comprises a Length field, an
AttrilyutelD field, a ValuelD field, a MinSpanSUPDRCO-MinSpanSUPDRCE
field, and a MinSpanMUP1024-MinSpanMUP5120 field. The Length field
indicates a length of the configuration attribute, the AttributelD field
comprises a
identification (ID) field for distinguishing the configuration attribute from
another
configuration attribute, the ValueID field is an ID field for distinguishing
between
particular values presented for MinSpanSUPDRCO-MinSpanSUPDRCE and
MinSpanMUP 1024- MinSpanMUP5120, and both of the
MinSpanSUPDRCO-MinSpanSUPDRCE field and the
MinSpanMUP 1024-MinSpanMUP5120 field indicate actual partial transmission
information.
The MinSpanSUPDRCO-MinSpanSUPDRCE field indicates how many
slots later after starting transmission of a transmission format the partial
transmission is possible, when the current transmission packet is a single
user
packet and its transmission format corresponds to each of DRCO-DRCE. For
example, if an AN is transmitting a packet to a particular AT with a single
user
transmission format (16-slot transmission format) corresponding to a DRC1
reported by the AT and a value of the MinSpanSUPDRC1 field is 5, the AN does
not perform the partial transmission during transmission of 1St through 5th
slots,
but can perform the partial transmission beginning at a 6th slot. The AT that
is
receiving the transmission format corresponding to the DRC1 is not required to
make a detection attempt for a new preamble while receiving the 1St through
5th
slots, but must detect a new preamble beginning at the 6h slot.
That is, the AT must attempt to detect a new preamble beginning at a slot
corre_ioonding to a least value among the maximum number of retransmissions
for a single user packet corresponding to a DRC reported by the AT, the
maximum number (a point where the next packet can be transmitted without
partial transmission) of retransmissions for the currently received single
user
packet, and a MinSpanSUPDRCx value (a point where the next packet can be
transmitted due to occurrence of partial transmission).
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Similarly, the MinSpanMUP 1024- MinSpanMUP5120 field indicates
how many slots later after starting transmission of a transmission format the
partial transmission is possible, when the current transmission packet is a
multiuser packet and its transmission format corresponds to each of <1024 (or
128, 256, 512), 4, 256>, <2048, 4, 128>, <3072, 2, 64>, <4096, 2, 64>, and
<5120, 2, 64>. For example, if an AN is transmitting a packet to a particular
AT
with a multiuser transmission format of <2048, 4, 128> and a value of a
MinSpanMUP2048 field for the corresponding AT is 2, the AN does not perform
the partial transmission to the AT during transmission of 1St and 2nd slots,
but can
perform the partial transmission beginning at a 3rd slot. The AT that is
receiving
the transmission format is not required to make a detection attempt for a new
preamble while receiving the 1St and 2nd slots, but must detect a new preamble
beginning at the 3rd slot.
That is, the AT must attempt to detect a new preamble beginning at a slot
corresponding to a least value among the maximum number (a point where the
currently received multiuser packet can be correctly received, and this
condition
is effective only when the multiuser packet format is longer in length than
the
single user packet format corresponding to the DRC of the AT) of
retransmissions
for a single user packet corresponding to a DRC reported by the AT, the
maximum number (a point where the next packet can be transmitted without
partial transmission) of retransmissions for the currently received multiuser
packo , and a MinSpanSUPDRCx value (a point where the next packet can be
transmitted due to occurrence of partial transmission).
FIG 2 is a signaling diagram illustrating a process of exchanging
configuration attributes when a session is initially established according to
an
exemplary embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG 2, a
detailed description will now be made of a process of exchanging configuration
attributes when a session is initially established according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present invention.
Before session establishment, an AT 100 and an AN 111 establishes a
Unicast Access Terminal Identifier (UATI). That is, in step 200, the AT 100
transmits a UATI Request signal to the AN 111. In response, the AN 111
generates a UATI and transmits the UATI to the AT 100 in step 202. In step
204,
the AT 100 informs the AN 111 of receipt of the UATI, completing a UATI setup
process. If the access setup is completed through completion of the UATI
setup, a
process of determining session configuration attributes starts. The process of
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determining session configuration attributes is denoted by reference numeral
206.
A description will now be made of the process of determining the session
configuration attributes.
The configuration attribute decision process is divided into one part in
which configuration attribute request values of the AT 100 are processed by
the
AN 111 and another part in which configuration attribute request values of the
AN 111 are processed by the AT 100. A process of processing request values by
the AN 111 follows the configuration attribute request of the AT 100. That is,
connection between the AT 100 and the AN 111 is established in step 210, and a
session negotiation process is performed in step 220.
In step 222, the AN 111 generates a Configuration Start message for
session negotiation and transmits the ConfigurationStart message to the AT
100.
Then, in step 224, the AT 100 generates a ConfigurationRequest message
comprising a PartialSpanEnabled configuration attribute or a MinSpan
configuration attribute indicating its own partial transmission information,
and
transmits the ConfigurationRequest message to the AN 111. In response, the AN
111 transmits a ConfigurationResponse message to the AT 100 in step 226,
processing the configuration attributes. In response thereto, the AT 100
generates
in step 228 a ConfigurationComplete message and transmits the
ConfigurationComplete message to the AN 111. Generally, for the
PartialSpanEnabled configuration attribute or the MinSpan configuration
attribute
indicating the partial transmission information, the AN 111 does not set the
configuration attribute, but uses the value requested by the AT 100.
After completion of the negotiation on the session attributes, the AT 100
and the AN 111 re-initialize the protocols that were initialized with the
default
attributes for session establishment, using newly configured attributes,
thereby
applying the new configuration values. That is, a key value is exchanged
between
the AN 111 and the AT 100 in step 230, and the AN 111 generates a
ConfigurationComplete message according to the key exchange result and
transmits the ConfigurationComplete message to the AT 100 in step 232. Through
this process, session reconfiguration between the AN 111 and the AT 100 is
completed in step 240.
Alternatively, the partial transmission information can be transmitted
through a message transmitted to an AT by an AN without using the
configuration
attributes. Even though the information is not exchanged, the partial
transmission
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can be performed in a method predefined according to an exemplary
implementation.
2. Operation of AT
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which an AT receives a
forward physical packet after receiving partial transmission information
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. With reference
to FIG. 3, a detailed description will now be made of a process in which an AT
receives a forward physical packet after receiving partial transmission
information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Because an exemplary embodiment of the present invention proposes a
method of transmitting a new packet in the course of transmitting a physical
packet according to a particular transmission format, description of an
operation
of the initial transmission will be omitted for clarity and conciseness.
If it is determined in step 300 that no packet is received, on other words,
an AT 100 has an empty reception buffer and is waiting for initial
transmission,
the AT 100 performs the conventional initial reception operation. However, if
it is
determined in step 300 that a packet exists stored in the reception buffer and
the
AT 100 is waiting for the next subpacket of the packet, the AT 100 proceeds to
step 302. In step 302, the AT 100 determines whether the partial transmission
is
possible in the current slot, using partial transmission information or a
predefined
transmission method. If it is determined in step 302 that the partial
transmission is
possible in the current slot, the AT 100 proceeds to step 304. However, if the
partial transmission is not possible in the current slot, the AT 100 proceeds
to step
310. The proceeding to step 304 will first be described herein below.
When the partial transmission is possible, an AN 111 can start
transmission of a new packet even in the course of transmitting a particular
transmission format. In this case, the AN 111 informs the AT 100 of the start
of
transmission of the new packet by transmitting a preamble distinguished
according to a data rate of the packet and a receiving candidate before
transmission of a first subpacket of the new packet. Because the preamble
transmission method is used in the process of starting transmission of a new
packet in the conventional technologies, a detailed description thereof will
be
omitted herein for clarity and conciseness.
In step 304, the AT 100 detects a preamble in a preamble transmission
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period, and determines in step 306 whether the preamble is detected for the
period.
That is, in step 306, the AT 100 determines whether there is a transmitted
preamble of a new single user packet or multiuser packet compatible with a DRC
transmitted by the AT 100. If it is determined in step 306 that there is a new
transmitted preamble, the' AT 100 proceeds to step 308. Otherwise, the AT 100
proceeds to step 310. When the new transmitted preamble exists, because a
subpacket of the previously retransmitted packet is no longer transmitted, the
AT
100 proceeds to step 308 where it initializes its reception buffer by deleting
from
the buffer the previous packet that is received but failed in decoding.
Thereafter,
the AT 100 receives forward data in step 310, and combines the received
forward
data with the previously transmitted data stored in the reception buffer in
step 312.
When the AT 100 proceeds from step 308 to step 310, the combining is not
performed because the reception buffer empties. In this case, therefore, step
312
is not performed.
Thereafter, in step 314, the AT 100 determines whether a cyclic
redundancy check (CRC) error occurs. If a CRC error occurs, the AT 100
proceeds to step 316. Otherwise, the AT 100 proceeds to step 322. The
proceeding
to step 316 will first be described. In step 316, the AT 100 determines
whether the
currently transmitted data is the last data. If it is determined in step 316
that the
currently transmitted data is the last data, the AT 100 proceeds to step 320
where
it transmits a negative-ACK (NAK) to the AN 111, and then ends the slot t.
However, if it is determined in step 316 that the currently transmitted packet
is
not the last packet, the AT 100 proceeds to step 318 where it stores the
received
data in the reception buffer, and then ends the slot t.
However, if no CRC error occurs, the AT 100 determines in step 322
whether the received data is a multiuser packet. If it is determined in step
322 that
the received data is a multiuser packet, the AT 100 proceeds to step 326.
However,
if the received data is a single user packet, the AT 100 proceeds to step 324.
In
step 326, the AT 100 determines if its own address is included in the
multiuser
packet. If its own address is included in the multiuser packet, the AT 100
proceeds
to step 324. Otherwise, the AT 100 proceeds to step 328 where it initializes
the
reception buffer. If the AT 100 proceeds to step 324 from step 322 or step
326, the
AT 100 transmits ACK information to the AN 111, transmits the received packet
to an upper layer, and then initializes the reception buffer.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling an AT when
partial transmission is applied not to a single user packet but only to a
multiuser
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packet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. With
reference to FIG 4, a description will now be made of a process of controlling
an
AT when partial transmission is applied not to a single user packet but only
to a
multiuser packet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention.
If it is determined in step 400 that no packet is received, in other words,
an AT 100 has an empty reception buffer and is waiting for initial
transmission,
the AT 100 performs the conventional initial reception operation. However, if
it is
determined in step 400 that a packet exists stored in the reception buffer and
the
AT 100 is waiting for the next subpacket of the packet, the AT 100 determines
in
step 402 whether the received packet is a multiuser packet. If the received
packet
is a multiuser packet, the AT 100 determines in step 404 whether the partial
transmission is possible in the current slot, using partial transmission
information
or a predefined transmission method. If the partial transmission is possible
in the
current slot, an AN 111 can start transmission of a new single user packet or
multiuser packet even in the course of transmitting a particular multiuser
packet.
The AN 111 starts the transmission of the new packet by transmitting a
preamble
distinguished according to a data rate of the packet and a receiving candidate
before transmission of a first subpacket of the new packet. Because the
preamble
transmission method is used in the process of starting transmission of a new
packet in the conventional technologies, a detailed description thereof will
be
omitted for clarity and conciseness.
If the partial transmission is possible, the AT 100 determines in step 406
whether a preamble of a new single user packet or multiuser packet compatible
with a DRC transmitted by the AT 100 has been transmitted. In step 408, the AT
100 determines whether a new preamble has been transmitted. If a new preamble
has been transmitted, because a subpacket of the previously retransmitted
packet
is no longer transmitted, the AT 100 proceeds to step 410 where it initializes
its
reception buffer by deleting from the buffer the previous packet that is
received
but failed in decoding. After detecting a new preamble compatible with its own
DRC, the AT 100 receives forward data in step 412, and combines the received
forward data with the previously transmitted data stored in the reception
buffer in
step 414. When the AT 100 proceeds from step 410 to step 412, the combining is
not performed because the reception buffer is empty. In this case, therefore,
step
414 is not performed.
Thereafter, in step 416, the AT 100 determines whether a CRC error
occurs. If a CRC error occurs, the AT 100 proceeds to step 418. Otherwise, the
AT
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100 proceeds to step 426. The proceeding to step 418 will first be described.
In
step 418, the AT 100 determines whether the currently transmitted data is the
last
data. If it is determined in step 418 that the currently transmitted data is
the last
data, the AT 100 proceeds to step 424 where it transmits a NAIL to the AN 111,
and then ends the slot t. However, if it is determined in step 418 that the
currently
transmitted packet is not the last packet, the AT 100 proceeds to step 420
where it
stores the received data in the reception buffer, and then ends the slot t.
However, if no CRC error occurs, the AT 100 determines in step 426
whether the received data is a multiuser packet. If it is determined in step
426 that
the received data is a multiuser packet, the AT 100 proceeds to step 430.
However,
if the received data is a single user packet, the AT 100 proceeds to step 428.
In
step 430, the AT 100 determines if its own address is included in the
multiuser
packet. If its own address is included in the multiuser packet, the AT 100
proceeds
to step 428. Otherwise, the AT 100 proceeds to step 432 where it initializes
the
reception buffer. If the AT 100 proceeds to step 428 from step 426 or step
430, the
AT 100 transmits ACID information to the AN 111, transmits the received packet
to an upper layer, and then initializes the reception buffer.
3. Operation of AN
A description will now be made of the overall operation of an AN
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
When a value of partial transmission information indicates that the partial
transmission is not possible, if an AT fails to correctly receive a physical
layer
packet within the maximum number of transmissions or the maximum number of
retransmissions for a transmission format corresponding to a DRC reported by
the
AT, an AN must not start transmission of a new packet to the corresponding AT
for a time corresponding to the maximum number of retransmissions for the
transmission format. In contrast, when a value of partial transmission
information
indicates that the partial transmission is possible, even though an AT fails
to
correctly receive a physical layer packet within the maximum number of
transmissions or the maximum number of retransmissions for a transmission
format corresponding to a DRC reported by the AT, an AN can start transmission
of a new packet to the corresponding AT within the maximum number of
retrarirmissions for the transmission format. When the partial transmission is
possible in this way, the AN informs the AT of the start of transmission of
the new
packet by transmitting a preamble distinguished according to- a data rate of
the
packet and a receiving candidate before transmission of a first subpacket of
the
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new packet.
When the partial transmission is applied only to the multiuser packet, if
an AT fails to correctly receive a physical layer packet within the maximum
number of transmissions or the maximum number of retransmissions for a
corresponding single user packet, an AN must not start transmission of a new
packet to the corresponding AT for a time corresponding to the maximum number
of retransmissions for the transmission format in the course of transmitting
the
single user packet.
For ATs whose partial transmission information indicates that the partial
transmission is not possible among the ATs that transmitted DRCs compatible
with multiuser packet transmitted by an AN, if a corresponding AT fails to
correctly receive a physical layer packet within the maximum number of
transmissions or the maximum number of retransmissions for the multiuser
packet, the AN must not start transmission of a new packet to the
corresponding
AT for a time corresponding to the maximum number of retransmissions for the
transmission format. In contrast, for ATs whose partial transmission
information
indicates that the partial transmission is possible among the ATs that
transmitted
DRCs compatible with a multiuser packet transmitted by an AN, if a
corresponding AT fails to correctly receive a physical layer packet within the
maximum number of transmissions or the maximum number of retransmissions
for the multiuser packet, the AN can start transmission of a new packet to the
corresponding AT within the maximum number of retransmissions for the
transmission format.
FIG 5 is a flowchart illustrating a partial transmission operation of an AN
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. With reference
to FIG 5, a detailed description will now be made of a partial transmission
operation of an AN according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention.
Because an exemplary embodiment of the present invention proposes a
method for starting transmission of a new packet in the course of transmitting
a
packet according to a particular transmission format, description of an
operation
of the initial transmission will be omitted for clarity and conciseness.
In step 500, an AN 111 determines whether it is presently transmitting a
particular transmission format. If it is not transmitting the particular
transmission
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format, the AN 111 proceeds to step 512 where it performs an initial
transmission
operation, regarding all of its ATs as scheduling candidates. Otherwise, if it
is
determined in step 500 that the AN 111 is presently transmitting a particular
transmission format, the AN 111 determines in step 502 whether the presently
transmitted transmission format is a single user format or a multiuser format.
If
the current transmission format is a single user format, the AN 111 determines
in
step 504 whether it has reached the maximum number of transmissions for the
presently transmitted single user format. If it has reached the maximum number
of transmissions, the AN 111 proceeds to step 512 where it performs an initial
transmission operation, regarding all of its ATs as scheduling candidates.
Otherwise, if it is determined in step 504 that it has not reached the
maximum number of transmissions, the AN 111 determines in step 506 whether
an ACK has been received from an AT that is presently receiving the single
user
format. If an ACK has been received, the AN 111 proceeds to step 512. However,
if no4ACK has been received, the AN 111 ends the current transmission and
proceeds to step 508 where it determines whether a need exists for new
transmission. If no need exists for new transmission, the AN 111 proceeds to
step
516 where it continues to transmit the next subpacket of the current
transmission
format. Otherwise, if a need exists for new transmission, the AN 111
determines
in step 510 whether an AT that is presently receiving the single user format
supports partial transmission in the current slot. If the AT supports the
partial
transmission, the AN 111 proceeds to step 512 where it performs an initial
transmission operation, regarding all of its ATs comprising the corresponding
AT
as scheduling candidates.
However, if it is determined in step 510 that the AT that is presently
receiving the single user format does not support partial transmission in the
current slot, the AN 111 proceeds to step 514 where it performs an initial
transmission operation, regarding all of its ATs except for the corresponding
AT as
scheduling candidates.
However, if it is determined in step 502 that the presently transmitted
transmission format is a multiuser format, the AN 111 determines in step 520
whether it has reached the maximum number of transmissions for the currently
transmitted multiuser format. If it has reached the maximum number of
transmissions, the AN 111 proceeds to step 528 where it performs an initial
transmission operation, regarding all of its ATs as scheduling candidates.
Otherwise, if it is determined in step 520 that it has not reached the maximum
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number of transmissions, the AN 111 determines in step 522 whether ACKs have
been received from all of candidate ATs whose addresses are included in the
multiuser format. If ACKs have been received from all of candidate ATs, the AN
111 proceeds to step 528 where it performs an initial transmission operation,
regarding all of its ATs as scheduling candidates. However, if it is
determined in
step 522 that ACKs have not been received from all of the candidate ATs, the
AN
111 determines in step 524 whether a need exists for new transmission after
ending the current transmission. If no need exists for new transmission, the
AN
111 proceeds to step 516 where it continues to transmit the next subpacket of
the
current transmission format. However, if it is determined in step 524 that a
need
exists for new transmission, the AN 111 proceed to step 526 where it performs
an
initial transmission operation, regarding as scheduling candidates the ATs
that
transmitted the ACKs up to now and all of its ATs except for ATs unavailable
for
the partial transmission in the current slot among the ATs that are presently
receiving the multiuser format.
In the operation described with reference to FIG 5, the partial
transmission operation proposed in an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention is applied to both the single user format and the multiuser format.
When
the partial transmission operation is not applied to the single user format,
if a need
exists for new transmission in step 508, the AN 111 directly proceeds to step
514
passing the process of step 510. In addition, when the partial transmission
operation is not applied to the multiuser format, the AN 111 performs in step
526
an initial transmission operation, regarding as scheduling candidates the ATs
that
transmitted the ACKs and all of its ATs except for the ATs that are presently
receiving the multiuser format.
A description will now be made of structures of an AN and an AT
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating structures of an AN and an AT
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. With reference
to FIG 6, a detailed description will now be made of structures of an AN and
an
AT according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
A structure and operation of an AN 610 will first be described herein
below. A structure for performing session establishment and storing
information
thereon is not illustrated in FIG 6, for clarity and conciseness. An AN
controller
611 comprises a scheduling function to control the scheduling operation
described
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in connection with FIG 5. A data queue 613 stores user data received from an
upper node 612 separately for individual users. For example, the upper node
612
corresponds to the ANC 120 of FIG 1. The AN controller 611 detects the data
stored in the data queue 613, and performs scheduling according to
characteristics
of the data before transmission. In other words, the AN controller 611
controls
transmission of the data stored in the data queue 613. When transmitting a
single
user packet, the AN controller 611 outputs data stored in only one data queue
to a
data generation and transmission/reception unit 614. However, when
transmitting
a mukiuser packet, the AN controller 611 outputs user data stored in a
plurality of
data queues to the data generation and transmission/reception unit 614. Then
the
data generation and transmission/reception unit 614 generates a transmission
burst under the control of the AN controller 611, and transmits the
transmission
burst through a corresponding radio band.
Although not illustrated in FIG 6, the AN 610 receives information
necessary for session negotiation through the data generation and
transmission/reception unit 614. The AN 610 demodulates and decodes the
received data, and provides the decoded data to the AN controller 611. In this
manner, the AN controller 611 can retrieve the information described with
reference to FIG. 2 while performing session negotiation, generate response
data
from the retrieved information, and provide the response data to an AT 600
through the data generation and transmission/reception unit 614. In addition,
the
AN 610 stores session information for the corresponding AT in a separate
memory (not shown in FIG. 6), and based on the session information, determines
whether the partial transmission is possible in the process of FIG 5.
Next, a structure and operation of the AT 600 will be 'described. The AT
600 corresponds to the AT 100 of FIG 1. In the AT 600, a radio frequency (RF)
unit 601 frequency-down-converts a RF signal received from an antenna into a
baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to a demodulator 602. The
demodulator 602 demodulates the baseband signal modulated during its
transmission, and outputs the demodulated data to a decoder 603. The decoder
603 decodes the demodulated data encoded during its transmission, and outputs
the decoded data to an AT controller 604 together with a CRC error check
result.
The AT controller 604 controls the operations of FIGs. 3 and 4. Description of
other control operations performed by the AT controller 604 will be omitted
for
clarity and conciseness.
In addition, the AT controller 604 generates a control signal to be
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transmitted in the reverse direction and the data necessary for session
negotiation
shown in FIG 2, and outputs the generated control signal and session
negotiation
data to an encoder 606. The encoder 606 encodes the user data, the control
signal,
and the session negotiation data, and outputs the encoded data to a modulator
607.
The modulator 607 performs modulation with a modulation method according to
the characteristics of the data, and outputs the modulated data to a RF unit
601.
The RF unit 601 frequency-up-converts the data received from the modulator 607
into an RF signal, and reverse-transmits the RF signal to the AN 610 via an
antenna.
As can be understood from the foregoing description, even though an AT
does not succeed in transmission within the maximum number of transmissions
for a transmission format corresponding to a DRC indicated by the AT, an AN
can
start transmission of a new data packet, thereby solving the scheduling
restrictions of the AN. In this manner, exemplary embodiments of the present
invention contribute to an increase in throughput of the mobile communication
system.
While exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown and
described with reference to a certain exemplary implementations thereof, it
will
be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and
details
may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the
invention
as defined by the appended claims.
